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Washington lawmaker stuck in El Salvador with COVID, pleads with colleagues for help
Washington State Senator Doug Ericksen confirmed to KIRO Radio on Friday that he’s in rough shape after testing positive for COVID-19 on a trip to El Salvador.
Reports first surfaced on Twitter from an account known as “Rotunda Tweets,” which included a screenshot of an email from Ericksen to members of the state House and Senate GOP, asking that they to send him monoclonal antibodies to treat his illness.
Ericksen confirmed those reports later in the morning to KIRO Radio, although his reason for traveling to El Salvador in the first place remains unclear. He expressed in his email to colleagues that he had tested positive for COVID shortly after arriving in the country.
Link to tweet
In the past, Ericksen has missed several votes in the state Senate while in El Salvador, citing participation in “legislative actions” as an election observer, according to an April report from the Tacoma News Tribune.
https://mynorthwest.com/3235100/state-sen-doug-ericksen-covid-el-salvador/
State Senator Who Fought Vaccine Mandate Stuck in El Salvador With COVID
A state senator from Washington who opposed COVID vaccine mandates has appealed to his fellow GOP lawmakers to send monoclonal treatment to El Salvador where he tested positive for the disease.
The Republican Doug Ericksen, who represents the 42nd District in Whatcom County, has opposed the pandemic mitigation measures of Governor Jay Inslee and has sponsored legislation to protect those who have not been vaccinated.
In an email to Washington House and Senate Republican lawmakers, Ericksen said he had tested positive shortly after arrival in the central American country and added, "I cannot get back home," the Seattle Times reported.
Ericksen said that he believed "it would be beneficial for me to receive an iv of monoclonal antibodies (Regeneron).
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/state-senator-who-fought-vaccine-mandate-stuck-in-el-salvador-with-covid/ar-AAQFoKd
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So sad! 
